IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,414,078
Granted Patent B2
US 11,414,078 · App. 16/880,486 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Vehicle

Inventors: Ryohei Hoshi (Tokyo, JP); Fumiyuki Moriya (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B60W30/18018B60W10/06B60W10/18B60W30/18109B60W30/18118F02N11/0818B60T2201/06B60W2540/12
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Patent No.
US 11,414,078
App. No.
16/880,486
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a controller and an operating unit. The controller controls an automatic vehicle hold (AVH) system maintaining the brake of the vehicle even after an operation of the brake pedal is canceled, and an idling stop system (ISS) stopping idling of an internal combustion engine. The operating unit switches the AVH and ISS between an enabled state and a disabled state in response to an occupant's operation. When the vehicle comes to a stop, the controller activates the AVH in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a first operation condition, and activates the ISS in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a second operation condition. The controller changes at least one of the first operation condition or the second operation condition when the AVH and the ISS are both switched to the enabled state by the operating unit.

Claims (45)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a controller configured to control an automatic vehicle hold system and an idling stop system, the automatic vehicle hold system maintaining a brake of the vehicle even after an operation of a brake pedal is canceled, the idling stop system stopping idling of an internal combustion engine; and

an operating unit configured to switch the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system between an enabled state and a disabled state in response to an operation by an occupant of the vehicle, the occupant including a driver of the vehicle, wherein

the controller is configured to

activate the automatic vehicle hold system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a first operation condition when the vehicle comes to a stop,

activate the idling stop system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a second operation condition when the vehicle comes to a stop, and

change at least one of the first operation condition or the second operation condition when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both switched to the enabled state by the operating unit.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the first operation condition is that an operation amount of the brake pedal is equal to or larger than a first threshold value, and

when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled, the second operation condition is satisfiable after the first operation condition has been satisfied.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the second operation condition is that the operation amount of the brake pedal is equal to or larger than a second threshold value, and

a difference between the second threshold value and the first threshold value set when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled is larger than a difference between the second threshold value and the first threshold value set when one of the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system is enabled.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

a range of variation of the first operation condition upon switching between a case where the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled and a case where the automatic vehicle hold system is enabled and the idling stop system is disabled is smaller than a range of variation of the second operation condition upon switching the case where the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled and a case where the automatic vehicle hold system is disabled and the idling stop system is enabled.

5. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

a range of variation of the first operation condition upon switching between a case where the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled and a case where the automatic vehicle hold system is enabled and the idling stop system is disabled is smaller than a range of variation of the second operation condition upon switching the case where the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled and a case where the automatic vehicle hold system is disabled and the idling stop system is enabled.

6. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein

a range of variation of the first operation condition upon switching between a case where the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled and a case where the automatic vehicle hold system is enabled and the idling stop system is disabled is smaller than a range of variation of the second operation condition upon switching the case where the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled and a case where the automatic vehicle hold system is disabled and the idling stop system is enabled.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to

deactivate the idling stop system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a third operation condition when the idling stop system is being activated, and

when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled, eliminate the third operation condition from a condition for deactivating the idling stop system or change the third operation condition to a condition that is more difficult to satisfy than the third operation condition before the change.

8. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the controller is configured to

deactivate the idling stop system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a third operation condition when the idling stop system is being activated, and

when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled, eliminate the third operation condition from a condition for deactivating the idling stop system or change the third operation condition to a condition that is more difficult to satisfy than the third operation condition before the change.

9. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein

the controller is configured to

deactivate the idling stop system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a third operation condition when the idling stop system is being activated, and

when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled, eliminate the third operation condition from a condition for deactivating the idling stop system or change the third operation condition to a condition that is more difficult to satisfy than the third operation condition before the change.

10. The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the controller is configured to

deactivate the idling stop system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a third operation condition when the idling stop system is being activated, and

when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled, eliminate the third operation condition from a condition for deactivating the idling stop system or change the third operation condition to a condition that is more difficult to satisfy than the third operation condition before the change.

11. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein

the controller is configured to

deactivate the idling stop system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a third operation condition when the idling stop system is being activated, and

when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled, eliminate the third operation condition from a condition for deactivating the idling stop system or change the third operation condition to a condition that is more difficult to satisfy than the third operation condition before the change.

12. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein

the controller is configured to

deactivate the idling stop system in a case where the operation of the brake pedal satisfies a third operation condition when the idling stop system is being activated, and

when the automatic vehicle hold system and the idling stop system are both enabled, eliminate the third operation condition from a condition for deactivating the idling stop system or change the third operation condition to a condition that is more difficult to satisfy than the third operation condition before the change.

13. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first operation condition and the second operation condition are determined on a basis of one or more of a stroke of the brake pedal, an angle of the brake pedal, a pedal pressure on the brake pedal, and an operation speed of the brake pedal.

14. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the first operation condition, the second operation condition, and the third operation condition are determined on a basis of one or more of a stroke of the brake pedal, an angle of the brake pedal, a pedal pressure on the brake pedal, and an operation speed of the brake pedal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2020
From: HOSHI, RYOHEI; MORIYA, FUMIYUKI
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-144097 · Aug 6, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210039645A1 · Feb 11, 2021